Air Arms Owners Club

So what is the advised time scale for cleaning? I'd like to know for both inside and out? I've had the gun since 2nd Feb and put almost a full tin of pellets through it.

Cheers,

Tony.

You should be wiping it down every time you use it, not just for dirt but fingerprints etc if it got wet then be taking the stock off and wiping it dry/clean all over. If you're on about barrel cleaning note when the accuracy starts to drop off and then do it. Other than that there's little else to concern you with, no real need for stripping and lubing unless you get a problem.

I've been wiping it down with a dry tea towl to get rid of fingerprints and it hasn't got wet yet. I'm a bit anal when it comes to keeping anything I own clean. Thanks for the advice pal.

Add a drop of oil too the cloth,you may remove the finger prints but it will leave a little salt behind from the sweat from your hands.

Napier Power airgun oil like the sample of blue oil that came with the rifle also comes in spray cans. Smells like a Parisienne boudoir but can be sprayed all over including the stock before wiping down.
See also the Napier video on cleaning.
https://youtube.com/watch?v=gDujwwHR8Yk
Use the spray instead of sachets if you dont want to buy the kit. I just bought the Napier patches (2 for 177 and 3 for 22 barels) and use crabline for pull thru.

Cheers fellas. I was gonna buy the Napier cleaning kit. That has a sample of the pre-oiled wipes. But yeah, I'd buy the spray oil as well. Thanks for all your replies lads, much appreciated.

I use Ballistol, it's good for shoes, boots and your dog's paws too.

MancTony wrote:Cheers fellas. I was gonna buy the Napier cleaning kit. That has a sample of the pre-oiled wipes. But yeah, I'd buy the spray oil as well. Thanks for all your replies lads, much appreciated.

Make sure its the Napier Airgun pullthru kit which has the Napier Power oil spray. The Napier Universal Rifle Kit is for firearms and has different solvents you dont need.

TenMetrePeter wrote:

MancTony wrote:Cheers fellas. I was gonna buy the Napier cleaning kit. That has a sample of the pre-oiled wipes. But yeah, I'd buy the spray oil as well. Thanks for all your replies lads, much appreciated.

Make sure its the Napier Airgun pullthru kit which has the Napier Power oil spray. The Napier Universal Rifle Kit is for firearms and has different solvents you dont need.

Yeah it's defintely for air guns.

I picked up the Napper airgun cleaning kit as for me it covers everything.

I've used the pull through kit on all of my rifles when I bought them to clear out any crud from the factory, but the barrels have never been cleaned again since as in my opinion they just don't need it.

The pre treated cleaning patches that came with the kit got put in the toolbox for taking to the range, but I've never had call to use them yet.

I added a few large soft cotton cloths to the kit for wiping the rifles down after every use. One is sprayed with the included aerosol spray whenever it needs it for and this is for wiping over the rifles to remove fingerprints and protect the metalwork; the 'dry' cloths are for just general wiping down.

This is all I do with mine really and they all look as mint as the day I got them.